# Do you get dressed on your day off? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146 "2015-03-16T20:11:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/21 "2015-03-16T23:52:42Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > I voted “Yes, but…” with the “but” being: yes, I put clothes on. But I generally don’t put the same kinds of clothes on when I plan on spending the day around the house that I do when I go to work. This is exactly why I also said “yes but.” Also, at home I avoid wearing shoes as much as I can. I hate wearing shoes. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/22 "2015-03-17T00:26:15Z")
I get dressed. I hate our house so I’m either a) going out somewhere b) fixing something here Either way I’m not doing it nude. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/23 "2015-03-17T00:48:51Z")
Pajama days are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Pair with Doritos for maximum enjoyment. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/24 "2015-03-17T00:53:43Z")
Often bare nakies, often just a shredded old t-shirt and skivvies. (And the blinds are closed, to spare the poor neighbors!) ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/25 "2015-03-17T00:54:25Z")
I have dogs, which means no matter what, when I wake up, they need to go outside. And if they are outside, there is always a remote chance that I will need to go outside, too, for some reason, and I don’t want to be standing out there in my sleepwear, which is a tee shirt and nothing else, or worse yet, chasing an escapee down the laneway, cheeks flapping in the breeze, hoping none of the neighbours see. So I dress, at least minimally when I wake up. Plus right now, the thermostat is set to 17, (about 68 F, I think), so lounging naked has zero appeal. Longjohns, sweats and fleece are my day off attire. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/26 "2015-03-17T01:08:53Z")
Something doesn’t quite feel right about eating BBQ ribs in the nude. For me it’s PJs in the winter, and cotton shorts with a sleeveless T in the summer. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/27 "2015-03-17T01:10:36Z")
“Dressed” to me is clothes I want to be seen in by coworkers, friends, neighbors, or general public. “Not dressed” is whatever long t-shirt with panties and slippers I’m wearing around the house and possibly slept in. I try to have one day a week I don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, and that’s my “not dressed” day. So I’m not naked, but I’m definitely not what I consider dressed, either. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/28 "2015-03-17T01:11:52Z")
There is always somewhere I have to be in the morning (several diferent outdoor locations to feed the various animals - some visible from the road), so I do chuck on yesterdays clothes and go get that done first thing every morning. Then it’s a shower and fresh clothes. But thinking back to when I lived in suburbia and had days when there was nothing to do and no animals around - yeah I put clothes on. I don’t like the feel of sitting on random things with no underpants on. Nor do I like how my boobs feel / look / get in the way, without some sort of bra on. So at least some sort of clothing goes on, even if it’s not necessarily clothes that are appropriate to go out in public in. But I’ll only put shoes on if I have to - I love the feeling of bare feet. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/29 "2015-03-17T01:29:28Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > “Dressed” to me is clothes I want to be seen in by coworkers, friends, neighbors, or general public. “Not dressed” is whatever long t-shirt with panties and slippers I’m wearing around the house and possibly slept in. I try to have one day a week I don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, and that’s my “not dressed” day. So I’m not naked, but I’m definitely not what I consider dressed, either. That’s interesting **SeaDragonTattoo**. That would never have occurred to me. To me “not dressed” = naked and “dressed” = clothes on. It doesn’t have anything to do with the style or quality of the clothes, it’s just a binary on/off thing. But by the sounds of it, what you would call “not dressed”, I would call sloppily dressed, or dressed daggy, or dressed in around-the-home clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/30 "2015-03-17T01:49:05Z")
That’s what I assumed and was shocked at the number of people who don’t dress on their days off. That’s a heck of a lot of nudes I thought. Then I realized most people were talking about wearing a certain kind of clothes when they said they dressed. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/31 "2015-03-17T01:59:29Z")
I shower and get dressed every day. It may be jeans and a sweatshirt, but it’s fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/32 "2015-03-17T02:06:34Z")
I have two sets of everyday clothes: outside clothes and around the house clothes. Outside clothes are clothes I wear to work or when going out and about. Around the house clothes are sweat pants or shorts and tee shirts. I change into my around the house clothes almost immediately after coming home each day. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/33 "2015-03-17T02:07:40Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Ok, now I’m curious. You \*get dressed \*to get ready for “sexy times?” The mystery makes the magic. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/34 "2015-03-17T03:17:19Z")
Day off? Half Windsor knot instead of full Windsor. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/35 "2015-03-17T03:34:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In order to keep some degree of dignity, I have a personal rule; I cannot drink unless I’m dressed. So, I can wake up and do leftover jello shots at 6 am, but I’m gonna get dressed first. Oh, and I drink on my days off, so I answered the poll “yes”. What? Here it is, now 8:30PM, and I’ve been drinking beer all day, and I’m still buck naked. > [@Octarine](#): > > Pajama days are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Pair with Doritos for maximum enjoyment. Doritos while naked are great! > [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > “Dressed” to me is clothes I want to be seen in by coworkers, friends, neighbors, or general public. “Not dressed” is whatever long t-shirt with panties and slippers I’m wearing around the house and possibly slept in. I try to have one day a week I don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, and that’s my “not dressed” day. So I’m not naked, but I’m definitely not what I consider dressed, either. Thank you for saying “panties”. There are some on this board who hate that word, but I love that word. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/36 "2015-03-17T04:02:36Z")
> [@Essured](#): > > That’s interesting **SeaDragonTattoo**. That would never have occurred to me. To me “not dressed” = naked and “dressed” = clothes on. It doesn’t have anything to do with the style or quality of the clothes, it’s just a binary on/off thing. But by the sounds of it, what you would call “not dressed”, I would call sloppily dressed, or dressed daggy, or dressed in around-the-home clothes. I feel that if I can have even a tiny part in people learning that it’s preferable to think they’re not dressed when in pajamas, there would be far, far, fewer people going to the store in their pajamas. When someone calls me and wants to do something on the fly when I had no plans, pretty much always the next thing out of my mouth is, “well, I’m not dressed yet - I can meet you in an hour.” Doesn’t mean I’m nekkid, but still definitely not dressed to leave the house! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/37 "2015-03-17T04:08:47Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Thank you for saying “panties”. There are some on this board who hate that word, but I love that word. I find it amusing to say, and it succinctly describes that I’m female without having to say so. Also, using names or nicknames with -pants added at the end. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/38 "2015-03-17T04:27:24Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Clothes are what separate us from the apes. Well, that and furniture. [Wrong.](http://www.chatelaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chimpanzee-monkey-animal-in-shirt-and-tie-sitting-on-leather-couch-440x660.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/39 "2015-03-17T04:44:46Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I find it amusing to say, and it succinctly describes that I’m female without having to say so. Also, using names or nicknames with -pants added at the end. Not to mention that I’m an author of erotic spanking stories, and there is a huge difference between “get those panties off!” and “remove your underwear!” ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146/40 "2015-03-17T05:00:16Z")
As a current professional bon-bon eater, I didn’t vote. These days, I usually shower before dinner, to clean off the baby and house-cleaning schmutz. So sometimes I’m in my jammies till 4 PM or so. But I try to wear pretty jammies. 😛 ETA: Sometimes I just put different pretty jammies on after the shower… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146.md?page=3)